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Romney, allies ready to bury Obama camp under ad barrage down the stretch

Ad purchases in the presidential race doubled or in some cases tripled last week in swing states such as Colorado, Florida, Iowa and Virginia, tracking data show. The surge is being driven by Romney and well-funded allies, who decided against running more ads earlier in the campaign in favor of a big bang at the end.

Restore Our Future, a super PAC dedicated to helping Romney, has booked $14 million worth of ads in nine states for the final week of October — more than it spent on ads during the month of September. The group is also ramping up its spending, airing a mix of ads criticizing Obama and extolling Romney in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia…

The ramped-up advertising by Republicans left Obama behind his GOP foes in total ad expenditures last week for the first time since the summer, though he has massive cash reserves after raising $181 million in September. Obama and his key outside ally, the Priorities USA Action super PAC, have kept up a steady barrage ads attacking Romney in Ohio and other battlegrounds…

Brad Todd, a Republican media strategist, said he suspects that the big push at the end is designed to reach voters displeased with Obama but unwilling to embrace Romney — fence-sitters who have delayed making up their minds.

“Advertising at the end typically makes the biggest difference to those voters,” Todd said.

I’m really looking forward to the “Downfall” parodies of Obama’s weeks before the election. But not until AFTER the election. I’m too nervous, and it’s too close, to start gloating now. I’ll gloat afterwards, if I have the chance. 🙂

Gallup has Zero’s approval down two since the VP debate, to 48%, and THAT is with their super-duper new 50% cell phone and 32% non-white demographics. That means among likely voters, he’s below 47% approval. Presidents in that range lose re-election. I am finding it hilarious that even with Gallup taking the UNPRECEDENTED move in its multi-decade history to change its polling demographic three weeks before an election in order to prop up the democrat, Zero is STILL cratering.

I don’t think it’s too early to gloat. Maybe 24 to 48 hours from now. We will know for sure, we’ve won.

The moment we see one single national poll with Romney ahead in Ohio by 1 or 2, is the very moment we know we’ve won.

ericdondero on October 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM

PPP was hinting at basically a tie in their first night of Ohio polling last night. They finish up tonight.

I think we will know how things are going to end after Tuesday. As long as Romney doesn’t screw up big time at the debate (especially on a “gotcha” social question), he’s in the clear. That last debate on foreign policy is nothing but trouble for Obama. Tuesday night decides the election IMO.